Dubai International Rally/Baja – previous winners
+1981 Tariq Al-Wazzan (KWT)/Tony Samia (LEB) Toyota Celica GT
+1982 (Feb) Abdullah Omar Al-Majid (UAE)/John Daniels (GBR) Datsun Violet GTS
+1982 (December) Chris Wales (GBR)/Mac Cormack (GBR) Datsun Silvia
+1983 Abdullah Omar Al-Majid (UAE)/Hassan Ali bin Shahdoor (UAE) Toyota Celica Group 4
1984 Saeed Al-Hajri(QAT)/John Spiller (GBR) Porsche 911 SC RS
1985 Mohammed Ben Sulayem (UAE) Hassan Ali Bin Shahdoor (UAE) Toyota Celica Turbo
1986 Mohammed Ben Sulayem (UAE)/Solve Andreasson (SWE) Toyota Celica Turbo
1987 Mohammed Ben Sulayem (UAE)/John Spiller (GBR) Toyota Celica Turbo
1988 Mohammed Ben Sulayem (UAE)/John Spiller (GBR) Toyota Celica Turbo
1989 Björn Waldegård (SWE)/Fred Gallagher (GBR) Toyota Celica GT4
1990 Suhail Khalifa Al-Maktoum (UAE)/Benny Smyth (IRL) Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
1991 Mohammed Ben Sulayem (UAE)/Ronan Morgan (IRL) Toyota Celica GT4
1992 Mohammed Ben Sulayem (UAE)/Ronan Morgan (IRL) Toyota Celica GT4
1993 Mohammed Ben Sulayem (UAE)/Ronan Morgan (IRL) Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1994 Mohammed Ben Sulayem (UAE)/Ronan Morgan (IRL) Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1995 Mohammed Ben Sulayem (UAE)/Ronan Morgan (IRL) Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1996 no rally
1997 Mohammed Ben Sulayem (UAE)/Ronan Morgan (IRL) Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1998 Mohammed Ben Sulayem (UAE)/Ronan Morgan (IRL) Ford Escort Cosworth WRC
1999 Mohammed Bin Sulayem (UAE)/Ronan Morgan (IRL) Ford Focus WRC
2000 Mohammed Bin Sulayem (UAE)/Ronan Morgan (IRL) Ford Focus WRC
2001 Mohammed Ben Sulayem (UAE)/Khaled Zakaria (JOR) Ford Focus WRC
2002 Mohammed Ben Sulayem (UAE)/John Spiller (GBR) Ford Focus WRC
2003 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Steve Lancaster (GBR) Subaru Impreza WRC
2004 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Steve Lancaster (GBR) Subaru Impreza WRX
2005 Khaled Al-Qassimi (UAE)/Nick Beech (GBR) Subaru Impreza WRX
2006 Khaled Al-Qassimi (UAE)/Khalid Al-Kendi (UAE) Subaru Impreza WRX
2007 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Chris Patterson (GBR) Subaru Impreza N12
2008 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Chris Patterson (GBR) Subaru Impreza N13
2009 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Giovanni Bernacchini (ITA) Subaru Impreza N14
2010 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Giovanni Bernacchini (ITA) Ford Fiesta S2000
2011 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Giovanni Bernacchini (ITA) Ford Fiesta S2000
2012 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Giovanni Bernacchini (ITA) Ford Fiesta RRC
2013 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Giovanni Bernacchini (ITA) Ford Fiesta RRC
2014 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Giovanni Bernacchini (ITA) Ford Fiesta RRC
2015 Khalid Al-Qassimi (UAE)/Chris Patterson (GBR) Citroën DS3 RRC
Cars
#2016 Sheikh Saeed Al-Maktoum (UAE) Polaris ACE – National Rally and o/a
#2016 Ahmed Al-Maqoodi (UAE) Polaris RZR 1000 T3 – International Rally
2017 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Mathieu Baumel (FRA) Toyota Hilux
2018 Jakub Przygonski (POL)/Tom Colsoul (BEL) Mini John Cooper Works Rally
2019 Jakub Przygonski (POL)/Timo Gottschalk (GER) Mini John Cooper Works Buggy
2020 Cancelled – Covid-19
2021 Yazeed Al-Rajhi (KSA)/Michael Orr (GBR) Toyota Hilux Overdrive
2022 Eryk Goczal (POL)/Oriol Mena (ESP) Can-Am Maverick Turbo
2023 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Mathieu Baumel (AND) Prodrive Hunter
2024 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Pablo Moreno (ESP) Taurus T3 Max
2025 Juan Cruz Yacopini (ARG)/Dani Oliveras (ESP) Toyota Hilux IMT Evo
FIA T3 (Challenger)
2021 Pierre Lachaume (FRA)/Loic Minaudier (FRA) PH-Sport Zephyr
2022 Fernando Alvarez (ESP)/Xavier Panseri (FRA) Can-Am Maverick X3
2023 Otavio Sousa Leite (BRA)/João Ferreira (POR) Can-Am Maverick X3
2024 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Pablo Moreno (ESP) Taurus T3 Max
2025 David Mabbs (UAE)/David McBride (UAE) Can-Am Maverick X3 XRS
FIA T4 (SSV)
2021 Pavel Lebedev (RAF)/Kirill Shubin (RAF) Can-Am Maverick X3
2022 Eryk Goczal (POL)/Oriol Mena (ESP) Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo
2023 João Ferreira (POR)/Filipe Palmeiro (POR) Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo RR
2024 Dania Akeel (KSA)/Stéphane Duplé (FRA) Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo RR
2025 Mitchel van den Brink (NED)/Bart van Heun (NED) Can-Am Maverick R
FIA T2 (Stock)
2024 Majed Al-Thunayyan (KSA)/Fahad Al-Sufyani (KSA) Nissan Patrol
2025 Majed Al-Thunayyan (KSA)/Fahad Al-Sufyani (KSA) Nissan Patrol Y61
(Stéphane Peterhansel (FRA)/Michael Metge (FRA) Defender Dakar D7x-R were fastest but the new Land Rover was not homologated and ran in an EXP class).
Bikes
#2016 David McBride (GBR) KTM 450 RR
2017 Marck Ackerman (RSA) Husqvarna 450FX
2018 Mohammed Al-Balooshi (UAE) KTM 450
2019 Aaron Mare (RSA) Husqvarna 450 FC
2020 Cancelled – Covid-19
2021 Sam Smith (GBR) KTM SX-F 450
2022 Tobias Ebster (AUT) Husqvarna FE 450
2023 Mohammed Al-Balooshi (UAE) Yamaha YZF 450
2024 Konrad Dabrowski (POL) KTM 450 Rally Replica
2025 Konrad Dabrowski (POL) KTM 450 Rally
Quads
#2016 Abdulmajeed Al-Khulaifi (KSA) Yamaha YFZ 450
2017 Fahad Al-Musallam (KWT) Yamaha 700 Raptor
2018 Fahad Al-Musallam (KWT) Yamaha 700 Raptor
2019 Khalifa Al-Raisse (UAE) Honda 700 TRX
2020 Cancelled Covid-19
2021 Mansoor Al-Suwaidii (UAE) Yamaha YFZ 450 R
2022 Abdulaziz Al-Ahli (UAE) Yamaha YFZ 450 R
2023 Abdulaziz Al-Ahli (UAE) Yamaha Raptor 700
2024 Abdulaziz Al-Ahli (UAE) Yamaha Raptor 700R
2025 Abdulaziz Al-Ahli (UAE) Yamaha Raptor 700R
+ not a round of the MERC
#candidate for the 2017 Gulf Challenge and ran as a Baja for the first time
Round of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies in 2017 and 2018.
Round of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas (FIA World Baja Cup) in 2019 and 2021 onwards.
Round of the FIM Bajas World Cup in 2021 onwards.
Round of the FIA Middle East Baja Cup from 2024 onwards